Calendar



United States Patent 3,180,045 CALENDAR Francis M. Aimes, Chatham, NY. Filed Dec. 13, 1961, Ser. No. 159,101 Claims. (Cl. 40-414) This invention relates to a device for support and operation of a multiple year calendar, particularly of the twenty-three-year type wherein the calendar comprises two printed sleeve portions, one identifying the years and the days of the week and the other identifying the months and the numerals associated with the days of the week. More particularly, the invention deals with a device of the character described comprising a cylinder, in which are freely rotatable two calendar actuating elements having means for yieldably supporting the same in the cylinder of the device.

Still more particularly, the invention deals in a device including a member for retaining the cylinder in connection with a supporting base and, wherein, said member includes means for spacing adjacent elements one with respect to the other within the cylinder of the device.

The novel features of the invention will be best understood from the following description, when taken together with the accompanying drawing, in which certain embodiments of the invention are disclosed and, in which, the separate parts are designated by suitable reference characters in each of the views and, in which:

FIG. 1 is a diagrammatic side view of a device made according to my invention, with parts of the construction broken away and in section, parts shown in elevation and illustrating, in part, characterizations as applied to the year and day sleeve and the month and numeral sleeve of the calendar structure.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view, generally on the line 2--2 of FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view, generally on the line 3-3 of FIG. 1, with parts of the construction broken away and parts shown in elevation; and

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view of part of the structure as shown in FIG. 1.

In illustrating one adaptation and use of my invention, I have shown in FIG. 1 of the drawing a device comprising a cylinder 10, 11 indicates a base for support of the cylinder. 12, 12 are two similar calendar actuating elements rotatably mounted in the cylinder in adjustment of the calendar to erect the various months of any year Within twenty-three years, starting with 1961, as well as the calendar days of the months selected.

The cylinder is preferably composed of plastic material as are most of the other parts of the device and this cylinder has two large windows 13 and 14 and two smaller windows 15 and 16 so positioned on the cylinder when supported on the base 11 as to be clearly readable at one side of the device. The cylinder includes a paper or other liner 17 in the form of a sheet, adjacent edges of which abut, as indicated at 17' in FIG. 3 of the drawing. This liner is cutout to fully expose all of the aperture 13-16, as will clearly appear from a consideration of FIG. 1 of the drawing and as will also appear from a consideration of FIG. 2 of the drawing, wherein the cutout of the liner 17 is shown in registration with the opening or window 14.

The cylinder 10 has central-1y of the lower portion thereof, as seen in the drawing, an aperture 18 for reception of a projecting tongue 19 on a coupling and spacing member 20, the tongue 19 also passing through a similar aperture 21 in the base 11, shown, in part, in FIG. 3 of the drawing. The tongue 19 has a projecting end 22 which extends beyond an enlarged fiat surfaced bearing portion 23 centrally of the base. Fixed to the project- "Ice ing portion 22 of the tongue 19 is a Tinnerman nut 24 comprising a disc portion 25 arranged upon the bearing 23 and including a pair of spring clamping members 26 engaging opposed flat surfaces of the projection 22, as clearly noted in FIGS. 1, 3 and 4 of the drawing.

The member 20 includes, within a cylinder, an arcshaped coupling and spacing segment 27 which supports the cylinder 10 in snug engagement with the base 11, as illustrated in FIG. 3 of the drawing, and also serves to space inner walls 28, 28' of the elements 12, 12' one from the other, as will clearly appear from a consideration of FIG. 1 of the drawing.

The elements 12, 12' may be said to comprise cupshaped elements having said inner or bottom walls 28, 28' and cylindrical walls 29, 29' terminating at their outer ends in enlarged fingergrip annular flanges 30, 30', recessed, as seen at 31, 31, to receive rounded metallic closure plates 32, 32'. The flanges 30, 30' are preferably roughened by ribbing, knur-ling or the like but, to simplify the present illustration, this roughened portion is not illustrated. It will appear from a consideration of FIG. 1 that the flanges 30, 30 are of greater diameter than the cylinder 10, thus permitting free rotation of the elements 12, 12'. The bore of the cylinder portion 29, 29 of each element is preferably reinforced by longitudinal rounded ribs 33, 33', the ribs 33' being clearly illustrated in FIG. 2 of the drawing.

The cylindrical portions 29, 29' of the elements 12, 12' are recessed sufliciently to facilitate attachment of calendar sleeves 34, 35 thereon. This recessing of the cylinder portions is clearly illustrated at the left of FIG. 1 on the element 12 and the purpose thereof is to maintain the calendar sleeves in spaced relationship to the liner 1'7, as clearly illustrated. The two calendar sleeves 34, 35 are suitably cemented to the recessed portions of the cylinder portions 29, 29' and the inner ends of these sleeves extend over the inner walls 28, 28, as seen at 34' and 35' in FIG. 1 of the drawing. These sleeves are preferably formed of thin plastic material and are printed to have, for example, on the sleeve 34 a series of years dating from 1961 to 1983, one of these years being indicated, in part, in FIG. 1 of the drawing, namely the year 1961, as seen at 36. Associated with these years are the days of the week in multiple series of Sundays to Saturdays and one of these days of the Week is indicated, in part, at 37, namely theabbreviation for Saturday. .Each day on the resulting sleeve will be fully spelled out, the abbreviation being used in the present instance to simplify the present showing. The sleeve 35 has, in registration with the window 14, the numerals of the months, one row of these numerals being indicated at 38 in FIG. 1 of the drawing in alinement with the characters 36 and 37 and appearing in the window 16 will be the month identifying the particular setting, namely December, as indicated at 39.

In other words, in the complete reading, Saturdays in December 1961 will be on the 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd and 30th. It is pointed out, at this time, that calendars of the twenty-three-year type are printed with most of the characters in black. However, some of the characters for Leap Years will appear in red in order to distinguish Leap Years from other years.

After the device has been set for any given year and month, it will be understood that all of the days of the week will appear in the Window opening 13 and the numerals associated with these days ofthe week will appear in the window 14. The Walls 28, 28 include bearing portions in which a tubular axis 40 is arranged, as clearly seen in FIG. 1 of the drawing. This axis has a flanged end 41 engaging the wall 23 and a larger flanged end 42 spaced with respect to the wall 28 or the bearing portion thereof and between 28 and the flange 42 is arcylinder.

ranged a coil spring 43 which yieldably retains both of the elements 12, 12' in the cylinder while, at the same time, permitting free rotation of each element within the cylinder. The elements include, adjacent the flanges 3i), 3%, bearing portions, one of which is seen on theelement 12 at 44 and these bearing portions fit freely but snugly within the liner 17 of the cylinder 10. A similar structure is employed ondtheelement 12, which is identical in construction with theelement 12.

The base 11 is preferably shorter than the overall len th of the cylinder 10, as will be seen from a consideration of FIG. 1 of the drawing, the base having a rounded upper wall 45, upon which the cylinder 10 seats, the base having depending rounded side walls 46, these structures being clearly seen in FIG. 2 of the drawing. The base 11 also includes two nut retaining portions 47 adjacent the ends of the base, as clearly noted in FIG. 1 of the drawing. These portions have an enlarged hexagon socket 48, in which a hexagon nut 4h can be placed, the portions 47 having apertures 50 registering with the threaded bores of the nut to facilitate attachment of the device to any other support such, for example, as a desk set or the like. Rubber rings 51 are placed upon the top of the nuts 49 and frictionally positioned in the sockets 48 to retain the nuts against displacement from the sockets.

In asemblage of the device, after the cylinder 10 has been fixed to the base assemblage by the coupling and spacing member 20 and the sleeves 34, 35 have been fixed to the two elements 12, 12', the axis 40, plus the spring 43, are mounted in the sleeve 12 before the end plate 32 is in position. Then 12 is placed in the cylinder with the axis 40 projecting beyond the bearing of the wall 28' when 12' has been inserted in the other end of the Then, by suitably backing-up the axis 40, the flange 41 is peened-over, uniting the assemblage of 12 with 12, whereupon, the end plates 32, 32 can be fixed in position to tensionally seat in the recesed portions 31, 31. The device is now ready for use as a calendar or for assemblage with any other support by utilizing the nuts 49 for reception of fastening devices in attachment to such other support.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A. device of the character described comprising a cylinder, a base supporting said cylinder, a calendar actuating element rotatably mounted in each end'of the cylinder, means retaining said elements against displacement from said cylinder, said cylinder having longitudinally spaced window openings, calendar sleeves mounted on said elements and registering with the openings in said cylinder, the sleeve of one element having year and day port of the cylinder on the base.

3. A device as defined in claim 2, wherein said member includes a tongue projecting through part of said base, and means frictionally'engaging the tongue and base in retaining the base in assembled relationship to said cylinder.

4. A device of the character described comprising a cylinder, 2. base supporting said cylinder, a cupshaped calendar actuating element rotatably mounted in each end of the cylinder, said elements having bottom walls arranged adjacent each other in said cylinder, means engaging said bottom walls for retaining said elements against displacement from said cylinder, said cylinder having longitudinally spaced window openings, calendar sleeves mounted on said elements and registering with the openings in said cylinder, the sleeve of one element having year and day of the week indicia thereon, the sleeve of the other element having month and day numerals of the month indicia thereon, the cylinder including a liner, and the sleeves of said elements being spaced from and rotatable freely within said liner.

5. A device for the character described comprising a cylinder, a base supporting said cylinder, at cup-shaped calendar actuating element rotatably mounted in each end of the cylinder, said elements having bottom walls arranged adjacent each other in the cylinder, means including a tubular axis mounted in said bottom walls and a spring mounted on said axis for yieldably coupling said elements and retaining the same against displacement from said cylinder, said cylinder having longitudinally spaced window openings, calendar sleeves mounted on said elements and registering with the openings in said calendar,

the sleeves of one element having year and day of the week indicia thereon, the sleeves of the other element having month and day numerals of the month indicia thereon, and a coupling member arranged between the bottom walls of said elements for coupling the cylinder with said base.

References Cited by the Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS 369,760 1/89 Moore 40-114 1,658,649 2/28 Padgett 40-1 11 1,980,844 11/34 Ball 40-68 2,096,248 10/37 Huston 4068 X 2,110,668 3/38 Janssen 40-111 2,581,810 1/52 Nichols 40--114 FOREIGN PATENTS 1,143,538 4/57 France.

JEROME SCI-INALL, Primary Examiner. 

1. A DEVICE OF THE CHARACTER DESCRIBED COMPRISING A CYLINDER, A BASE SUPPORTING SAID CYLINDER, A CALENDAR ACTUATING ELEMENT ROTATABLY MOUNTED IN EACH END OF THE CYLINDER, MEANS RETAINING SAID ELEMENTS AGAINST DISPLACEMENT FROM SAID CYLINDER, SAID CYLINDER HAVING LONGITUDINALLY SPACED WINDOW OPENINGS, CALENDER SLEEVES MOUNTED ON SAID ELEMENTS AND REGISTERING WITH THE OPENINGS IN SAID CYLINDER, THE SLEEVE OF ONE ELEMENT HAVING YEAR AND DAY OF THE WEEK INDICIA THEREON, THE SLEEVE OF THE OTHER ELEMENT HAVING MONTH AND DAY NUMERALS OF THE MONTH INDICIA THEREON, SAID BASE BEING COUPLED WITH THE CYLINDER CENTRALLY THEREOF THROUGH THE MEDIUM OF A COUPLING MEMBER, AND SAID COUPLING MEMBER BEING DISPOSED BETWEEN AND SPACING THE ELEMENTS IN SAID CYLINDER. 